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Access Agriculture is a partner in the EU-funded SustainSahel project which aims to promote practices that enhance soil quality and yields, build resilience towards climate change, and contribute to food security and better livelihoods.

Florent Okry, Regional Representative of Access Agriculture in West and Central Africa says: “The remit of our organisation is to promote agroecological principles and rural entrepreneurship through capacity development and South-South exchange of quality farmer-to-farmer training videos in local languages. Our role in the SustainSahel project...

It is with great sadness that Access Agriculture acknowledges the death of its Vice-Chair, Dominique Hounkonnou. Dominique was renowned for his contribution to agricultural extension in West Africa. We will remember him for his unbounded enthusiasm for the work of Access Agriculture right from the start which resulted in him being one of the first members of the Board. Dominique dispensed wisdom and humour in equal measure. His knowledgeable input to Access Agriculture will be sorely missed, but his legacy and belief in our work and impact will endure.

A lively roundtable discussion on ‘The use of video in agricultural extension,’ by thought leaders and influencers in Bangladesh, representing government authorities, agricultural extension, research and development organisations as well as media agencies, marked the recent launch of the Bangla website of Access Agriculture in Dhaka. Access Agriculture is a global service provider that supports South–South learning for farmers and rural businesses through quality videos in international and local languages.

The high-profile event was jointly organised by Samakal (a...

As part of Access Agriculture’s strategy in support of agroecology and organic agriculture in Bangladesh and South Asia, two workshops have just been held with service providers in Dhaka and Rangpur.

In the first, Community Radio Stations in Bangladesh have been learning new skills in using video soundtracks in their programmes and how to include videos at radio centres and clubs.  During a workshop in Dhaka, the broadcasters learned about the style of Access Agriculture “farmer to farmer” videos in the Bangla language, the importance of agroecology and the...